Antibiotic use in cows can affect soil health, increase CO2 emissions: Study
When antibiotics are used, less carbon is stored in the soil and more is lost to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide
Budget 2018 gives AMR a miss despite being a public health threat
With no funds allocated for Antimicrobial Resistance, it will be challenge to implement Strategic National Action Plan
US government bodies inadequate in tracking antibiotic resistance: report
A government agency analysed information gathered by other departments and found limited data
European Medicines Agency asks EU to decrease use of antibiotic colistin
The update comes after a new mechanism of resistance to the bacteria was found in pigs and humans samples
Various pathogens increasingly becoming resistant to critically important antimicrobials: ICMR report
Resistance of common pathogens more pronounced to fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, third generation cephalosporins classes of antibiotics
New OECD report highlights importance of One Health action to tackle AMR
One in every five infections in OECD and EU/EEA countries are due to organisms resistant to antimicrobials
WASH in healthcare facilities can help prevent antimicrobial resistance
Safely managed sanitation systems will reduce pathogen loads and help prevent the spread of AMR pathogens; but millions of healthcare facilities …
It is critical to view antimicrobial resistance through a multi-dimensional lens
Reducing pollution from the pharmaceutical, agricultural and healthcare sectors is needed to reduce the emergence, transmission and spread of …
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Surgical site infections worsening globally
Surgical site infections are the third-most common hospital-acquired infections in the world
CSE’s week-long campaign on antimicrobial resistance begins November 18
The campaign will include a three-part global webinar series on AMR as the above agendas scheduled for November 18, 22 and 24 respectively
Floods in polluted rivers can pollute groundwater too
Floods have the potential to impact the microbial quality of groundwater in affected areas, say researchers from Anna University
Non-profit warns EPA against expanding use of crucial antibiotic as pesticide
The Center for Biological Diversity and Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future ask EPA to not expand the use of oxyteracycline for citrus crops
Fast food chains progress on antibiotic policy, but action fragmented
The policies remain fragmented with focus limited to certain food animal species or markets
WHO report on antimicrobial resistance skips some obvious truths
It shies from mentioning the role of industry in promoting excessive use of antibiotics as well as its large-scale use in food-producing animals
Third gene imparting resistance to last resort antibiotic discovered
The mcr-3 gene was isolated from pigs, reiterating that food animals are prime carriers of antibiotic resistance
Small antibiotic developers face huge challenges, need handholding: Experts
Antibiotic developers who spoke at CSE webinar highlighted their challenges related to scientific, financial and regulatory aspects of drug …
A third of monitored antibiotic manufacturers in Himachal found to be polluting
Direct emissions from the pharma industry are a hotspot of antibiotic residues since they are discharged in larger concentrations than other …
Handle with care: The dictum for using antibiotics in livestock
Using natural additives in animal feed, educating farmers, timely vaccination, ethnoveterinary practices and strict implementation of rules can …
Antibiotic resistance: When a saviour turns a killer
What if a saviour turns into a killer? After 80 years of use, overuse and abuse of antibiotics—termed magic bullets—microbes have …
Fight against antibiotic resistance gets a fillip
Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance seeks immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to stem the misuse and overuse of …
Sewage treatment plants can turn E Coli into superbug
In samples collected from Sabarmati river, two lakes and three effluent treatment plants, researchers find microorganisms to be drug resistant
Poo transplants can eliminate two superbugs from the gut: mice study
Two of the most common antibiotic-resistant bacteria circulating in hospitals can be wiped out by transplanting faeces from a healthy animal into …
India joins global research hub on antimicrobial resistance
The country is the largest consumer of antibiotics in the world — consumption increased by 103 per cent from 2000 to 2015, the highest in …
Antibacterial resistance: Microbial rebellion
Rampant use of antibiotics is changing the character of bacteria and making them resistant. Curing diseases is becoming difficult leading to …
Record number of chemicals reviewed by UN committee
The review is to list chemicals into the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions' annexes to push for a pollution-free planet